Princeton University is one of the highly acclaimed universities in the world. Along with top ranks in academic and research programs, the university also guarantees the best student life. Princeton University has celebrated its Ivy-League reputation since its establishment. Princeton University’s acceptance rate is quite low and thereby admission to Princeton University is greatly rare. One of the elite universities in America, this university is ranked highly by trusted ranking agencies like THE, U.S. News & Niche.

Princeton University World Rankings

Times Higher Education

Princeton University world ranking 2020 is 6th with an overall score of 93.2 beating Harvard University, which has been scored 93 this year. Harvard University has been earning the 6th position and Princeton University the 7th since 2017 World University Rankings. Princeton University alters this consistency in 2020 bringing Harvard down one rank to 7th this time and securing 6th place for itself.

This leap has proven beneficial for Princeton University.

University

2017

2018

2019

2020

Harvard University

#6

#6

#6

#7

Princeton University

#7

#7

#7

#6

The score breakdown for both the universities after careful analysis for the year 2020 is as given:

Apart from the given parameters, Princeton University holds the top spot in value for money in education & thus has been increasing it’s racial and socioeconomic diversity. According to the Times Higher Education, Princeton University occupies #7 in World Reputation Rankings 2019.

2. QS - World University Rankings

A consistent ranking framework adopted by the QS World University Ranking System consists of six metrics that effectively outline a university’s performance.

Metric Points

Weight

Score

Academic Reputation

40%

99.9

Employer Reputation

10%

98.6

Faculty/Student Ratio

20%

70.7

Citations Per Faculty

20%

100

International Faculty Ratio

5%

64.9

International Student Ratio

5%

67.6

Princeton University has been granted an overall score of 90.9 by the QS and is ranked #13 in the QS World University Ranking 2020.

Ranking

2017

2018

2019

2020

QS World University Ranking

#11

#13

#13

#13

Princeton University is most often compared with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University but, Princeton University has been awarded a very different rank than the rest by QS Rankings. MIT holds #1 and Harvard is ranked at #3. This vast difference is evident by the score breakdown of all the three universities given below:

QS World University Rankings also puts forward Graduate Employability Rankings based on Employer Reputation & Relations, Alumni Outcomes, and Graduate Employment Rate. It is ranked 15th in Graduate Employability with an overall score of 91.

3. The U.S. News & World Report

This opinion based ranking system is based on 13 indicators that assess the global and regional reputation of the University along with its academic performance. Indicators like these help students to explore higher education options beyond their own country’s boundaries.

Princeton University world ranking 2019 is 8th best by the U.S. News and World Report.

Following is a breakdown of how Princeton University performs on these indicators by World University Rankings U.S News & World Report.

Ranking Indicators

Princeton University

Weight

Global score

85.6

-

Global research reputation

#8

12.5%

Regional research reputation

#6

12.5%

Publications

#166

10%

Books

#63

2.5%

Conferences

#227

2.5%

Normalized citation impact

#10

10%

Total citations

#85

7.5%

Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited

#73

12.5%

Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited

#5

10%

International collaboration - relative to the country

#69

5%

International collaboration

#479

5%

Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited

#54

5%

Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited

#11

5%

Princeton University National Rankings

1. Times Higher Education

According to the Times Higher Education, Princeton University’s national ranking 2020 occupies #5 position. Constantly ranked # 9 since 2017, Princeton University has improved its U.S. Ranking this time. THE calculates Princeton University’s U.S. Ranking based on the following scores:

Overall 90.2

Resources 28.0

Engagement 15.4

Outcomes 39.8

Environment 7.0

2. The U.S. News & World Report

Beating its academic rival, Princeton University of New Jersey topped the list of Best National Universities 2020 - for the ninth consecutive year - Harvard University came in second place.The U.S. News and World Report rank Princeton University #1 of top universities, seven years in a row. The U.S. News 2020 Best Colleges Rankings compare institutions on 12 diverse parameters judging academic quality. The following factors are taken into account by the U.S. News while calculating Best Colleges.

The Ranking Factors

Weight

Graduation and Retention

22%

Graduation Rate Performance

8%

Social Mobility

5%

Class Size

8%

Faculty Salary

7%

The proportion of full-time faculty with the highest degree in their fields

3%

Student-Faculty Ratio

1%

The proportion of faculty working full time

1%

Expert Opinion

20%

Financial Resources

10%

Student Excellence

10%

Alumni Giving

5%

Other Ranks Given To Princeton University

#1 in Best Undergraduate Teaching

#1 in Best Value Schools

#2 in Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects

#3 in Writing in the Disciplines

3. Forbes

The Forbes Best Value College Ranking stands on a rather humane ground. It takes into account the economic and social aspects of higher education. Princeton University is a private not-for-profit type institution that celebrates value over prestige. Owing to this characteristic, Forbes has ranked the university #2 in America’s Best Value Colleges 2019. It uses the following formula to come up with such rankings: